US 12,321,669 B2
Thermal management for composite tooling
Michael D. Nevinsky, Media, PA (US); Gina M. Miller, Philadelphia, PA (US); Christopher Jay Felker, Downingtown, PA (US); Michael Vincent D'Olio, Philadelphia, PA (US); and David Thomas Misciagna, West Chester, PA (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/063,059.
Prior Publication US 2024/0193314 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. F28F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 30/10 (2020.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 113/10 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 30/10 (2020.01) [H05K 7/2039 (2013.01); G06F 2113/10 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for manufacturing of a tool for forming a composite part with an integrated heat sink, the method comprising:
obtaining a digital representation of the tool to be manufactured;
performing, using one or more hardware processors, a first thermal topology optimization process of the digital representation using one or more thermal computer models;
determining, using the one or more hardware processors, a first thermal hot spot of the tool after manufacture using the first thermal topology optimization process;
creating, a first digital representation of a first integrated heat sink that is configured to mitigate the first thermal hot spot based on the first thermal topology optimization process; and
generating the tool and the first integrated heat sink using a manufacturing tool, wherein a shape of the first integrated heat sink is based on the first thermal topology optimization process of the tool, wherein a shape of the first integrated heat sink is based on the first thermal topology optimization process of the tool.